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Freed In Song


Caught within a dying art form

a lyricist passed by 

(saying) 

“Music is my lord and master

it makes the phrases fly”

 

Writing lines of words unwedded

the ink once dry is set

Time and memory freed in song 

—the poet to forget

 

(Villanova University: June, 2023)

 

 

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